Monday, January 03, 2011

Music Monday--Guy Lombardo

Every New Year's Eve, my parents and I would watch Guy Lombardo on TV. That spoiled me with good music, and I've never been able to watch any television New Year's celebrations with more a "modern" flair since then.

"Slavery ended in medieval Europe only because the church extended its sacraments to all slaves and then managed to impose a ban on the enslavement of Christians (and of Jews). Within the context of medieval Europe, that prohibition was effectively a rule of universal abolition. "— Rodney Stark